Issue 300 · Jan 21, 2021 Weekly edition · 3 min read

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Four free reports on the post-pandemic world for banks

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In this issue · 11 items

Monzo founder Tom Blomfield is departing the challenger bank and says he’s ‘struggled’ during the pandemic Tech Crunch — Monzo founder Tom Blomfield is departing the U.K. challenger bank entirely at the end of the month, staff were informed earlier today. Open story ↗ BlackRock Gives 2 Funds Go-Ahead to Invest in Bitcoin Futures CoinDesk — The world's largest asset manager appears to be getting into the bitcoin game. Open story ↗ What the Surge in Fintech Launches Signals for Banking’s Future The Financial Brand — 2020 was a banner year for many neobanks. But a spate of big names entering banking (or upping their ante) at the start of the new year points to a pivotal time for both traditional institutions and fintech competitors. The stakes have never been higher for all financial institutions. Open story ↗ 21 fintechs to watch in 2021, according to top founders Sifted — Some of best-known fintech founders nominate the startups they're excited by in 2021, and why. Open story ↗ Jamie Dimon says JPMorgan Chase should absolutely be ‘scared s---less’ about fintech threat CNBC — Jamie Dimon’s message to the management team of $3.4 trillion banking goliath JPMorgan Chase: Be frightened of fintech rivals. Open story ↗ 2020 Financial Trends Will Redefine 2021 Bank Marketing Strategies The Financial Brand — Everyone— consumers and marketers alike — is tired of talking about COVID. But the reality is that nearly every effort Marketing makes in 2021 will be in reaction to or anticipation of the pandemic's effect on the economy and people's personal and financial lives. Open story ↗ Blockchain Beyond Bitcoin: Transforming FinTech, Healthcare, And More Forbes — The origin of blockchain dates back to 1991, when researchers Stuart Haber and W. Scott Stornetta outlined a system to document timestamps that could not be altered. Open story ↗ TikTok owner ByteDance launches payments in China as it pushes into fintech and e-commerce CNBC — ByteDance has launched a new payment services within Douyin, the Chinese sister app of TikTok. Open story ↗ This Fintech Startup Wants To Cover Your Overdraft Fees, And It Just Announced $35 Million In Series A Funding Forbes — Nearly two decades before Zuben Mathews co-founded a consumer fintech app, he was studying economics at the University of Chicago as a recent immigrant to the U.S. Open story ↗ Fintech’s Final Frontier: Central Banks and Disintermediation Andrehen Horowitz — The internet has many legacies, but its greatest one is disintermediation. And the greatest disintermediation—of the banking system—is coming soon to an app near you. Open story ↗ Fintech startups begin year with blistering fundraising pace PitchBook — Investors have kicked off 2021 with big bets on fintech companies, which are seeing broad tailwinds from the adoption of digital payments and an appetite among financial institutions for the latest technology. Open story ↗

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